Alabama to visit unbeaten Missouri after rebound win over Vanderbilt

Alabama continued its rebound from a season-opening loss by beating Vanderbilt 30-14 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa and will travel to face unbeaten Missouri on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. The Crimson Tide, now riding a four-game winning streak, enter the matchup as a ranked team facing another ranked opponent in what coaches and analysts say is a pivotal test for Alabama's playoff and SEC aspirations.

The Vanderbilt game illustrated the Tide's resilience. Alabama committed early mistakes, including an interception, a touchdown allowed and a missed field goal in the first three drives, but forced a turnover on Vanderbilt's ensuing possession and rallied to control the rest of the contest. Head coach Kalen DeBoer said the response reflected a conscious shift after the loss to Florida State. "There's one of two things you can do," DeBoer said. "You can just take it or you can fight back. If we are who we are and we really believe we have a good football team, we should only have one option. That's to give it everything we've got and to leave it all on the football field."

The coach's casual sideline attire has become a talking point this season. Missouri coach Eli...